[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Sage only just outside the door of the cabin went over to the nearby pond, removed his shoes, and sat there with his feet and calves in the water. After doing so Sage thought he might as well let his Rufflet and Oshawott sit by him. After letting them out of their PokeBalls he asked Rufflet if he might fly up and scan the surroundings for rangers and/or doctors.

Order: Send Rufflet out to look for various persons about the forest.

~Sage

Good move - Rufflet comes back and indicates that he saw someone on the far side of the pond! And he didn't like the looks of them, either! And they had a Pokemon!

Nathan closes his journal, still wondering where the others are.  He checks his 'dex for new messages, and plays back the previous message Ventus had left when he sees there's no new ones.

Ventus mentioned they were in the sothern part of the forest...wait...southern part of the forest...

Uh oh.

Nathan immediately dials Ventus's number.

"Ven, there might be trouble.  I had a bad run in with a trainer who has a Pinsir in the part of the forest you're in.  His Pinsir was capable of Mega Evolution, and he was rather...ruthless.  I got away and informed the League of his actions, but he slipped away from the search party.  Be VERY careful when you return to town.  He's probably still pissed off that he wasn't able to get what he demanded from me, and might still be in the area.  I'll fill you in on all the details when you return to town.  I'll be staying in the Center, as usual."

He hoped they wouldn't run into that trainer...

(Ventus probably receives this message either at the hut or on the way back.  @Iron?  Your call, I guess?)

Sure, at the hut. I'd say Ventus' party probably had a little further to go than Nathan did - after all, Ventus is at the far end of a similar path.